Exam 16: Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Some success in treating depression has been found by focusing on the interactions between the __________ linked to emotional states.

The specific symptoms (for example, verbal vs. motor tics) of an individual with Tourette syndrome can be related to the _____ of cortical thinning.

Hyperactivity in the processing loop between the ventral striatum and the orbitofrontal cortex is implicated in:

Alzheimer's disease is an inevitable part of aging.

Newer medication for depression, such as SSRIs, tend to have _____ effectiveness and _____ side effects than MAOIs.

A key aspect of behavioral therapies for OCD is a focus on having the individual _____ to the anxiety elicited by particular stimuli.

At what period in life is depression most common in women (according to hospitalization numbers)?

Huntington's disease often first affects the _____ pathway of the motor control loop.

One aspect of cognitive behavioral therapy is to correct the _____ the drive a patient's particular obsessions.

Antipsychotic medications are D2 receptor antagonists.

Neurofibrillary tangles are comprised of:

A significant percentage of __________ have bipolar disorder.

What has been observed about the subgenual cingulate in those with depression?

Why does the "treatment" for some disorders (e.g., Tourettes syndrome) involve treating individuals other than those with the disease?

Damage to the medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the striatum is symptomatic of:

Many of the brain areas effected in bipolar disorder are also effected in which other illness?

Activities that insure a stable supply of nutrients to the brain may lower risk of:

Voxel-based morphometry relies on images collected using imaging.

Which of the following shows a link between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

Using _____________, especially during adolescence, is associated with a higher risk of schizophrenia.